Cost of living comparison

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Flensburg vs. Athens Cost of Living Summary

Flensburg is 21.8% more expensive than Athens.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Flensburg
Groceries: pay 24.5% more in Flensburg
Transportation: pay 41.7% more in Flensburg
Housing: pay 20.8% more in Flensburg
Childcare: pay 54.8% less in Flensburg
Entertainment and Sports: pay 15.4% more in Flensburg
Clothing: pay 19.1% less in Flensburg

The cost of restaurants, transportation, groceries, housing, and entertainment and sports in Flensburg are more expensive than in Athens. Expenses including childcare and clothing are lower in Flensburg. Notably, restaurants is significantly more expensive in Flensburg.

Flensburg vs. Athens Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Flensburg instead of Athens, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Athens	Flensburg
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$17.52 €15.08	$10.80 €9.30	-38.3%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$10.51 €9.05	$10.51 €9.05
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$2.48 €2.13	$3.35 €2.88	+35.2%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.62 €0.54	$2.96 €2.55	+375.9%
Average			+124.3%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of restaurants

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pay 24.5% more for groceries

	Athens	Flensburg
Bread 1 loaf	$1.39 €1.19	$2.32 €2.00	+67.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$7.54 €6.49	$7.51 €6.47	-0.4%
Milk (1 gallon)	$7.20 €6.20	$4.48 €3.85	-37.8%
Eggs 1 dozen	$4.70 €4.05	$3.92 €3.38	-16.5%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$4.85 €4.17	$7.23 €6.22	+49.2%
Apples (1 lb)	$1.03 €0.88	$1.44 €1.24	+40.4%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.97 €0.84	$0.85 €0.73	-12.2%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.71 €0.61	$1.02 €0.88	+44.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$1.07 €0.92	$2.28 €1.97	+113.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.67 €0.57	$0.66 €0.57	-0.8%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.57 €0.49	$0.70 €0.60	+23.0%
Average			+24.5%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of groceries

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pay 41.7% more for transportation

	Athens	Flensburg
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$7.94 €6.84	$7.53 €6.48	-5.2%
Monthly public transit pass	$35.04 €30.16	$67.74 €58.31	+93.3%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$29,198.27 €25,134.08	$31,744.36 €27,325.77	+8.7%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$14.02 €12.06	$23.83 €20.51	+70.0%
Average			+41.7%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of transportation

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pay 20.8% more for housing

	Athens	Flensburg
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$34.45 €29.66	$50.42 €43.40	+46.3%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$685.67 €590.23	??
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$609.10 €524.32	$583.97 €502.68	-4.1%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$165.77 €142.70	$199.13 €171.42	+20.1%
Average			+20.8%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of housing

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pay 54.8% less for childcare

	Athens	Flensburg
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$566.82 €487.92	$318.02 €273.76	-43.9%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$11,581.98 €9,969.85	$3,989.65 €3,434.32	-65.6%
Average			-54.8%

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pay 15.4% more for entertainment and sports

	Athens	Flensburg
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$5.84 €5.03	$4.96 €4.27	-15.0%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$4.12 €3.54	$3.54 €3.05	-14.0%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.84 €5.03	$9.58 €8.24	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$56.30 €48.46	$42.43 €36.53	-24.6%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$10.51 €9.05	$17.52 €15.08	+66.7%
Average			+15.4%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of entertainment and sports

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pay 19.1% less for clothing

	Athens	Flensburg
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$101.47 €87.35	$79.03 €68.03	-22.1%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$47.68 €41.04	$35.04 €30.16	-26.5%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$105.26 €90.61	$90.51 €77.92	-14.0%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$125.94 €108.41	$108.44 €93.35	-13.9%
Average			-19.1%

Athens vs. Flensburg - Cost of clothing

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